Instructor: DAVID DEREZOTES

DAVID DEREZOTES

DrDave Derezotes is Professor in part time retirement at the College of Social Work at the University of Utah. He also served this past academic year as Director of the Peace and Conflict Studies Program in the College of Humanities, as a Fellow at the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, as an Osher instructor, and as a MUSE Professor. As a therapist with about five decades of experience helping people and as a teacher and consultant in mental health practice with over three decades of teaching experience, drDave is interested in helping people develop as "ecobiopsychsocialspiritual" beings, who can continue to find joy and meaning in their lives as they enter the aging process. DrDave is currently working on many service projects, including community dialogues on social justice issues through Utah Humanities and on KRCL radio. His latest textbook, "Inclusive social work" which addresses many of the issues we will discuss in class, will be published by Cognella later in 2022. Finally, on days when he is not working, DrDave can often be found somewhere in the desert where he loves to wander and wonder in the wild beauties of Utah.

DAVID DEREZOTES is currently teaching:

Class Title	Semester	Date(s)	Program
Developing Spiritual Maturity in Our Aging Process	Spring	Online, Starting: 1/23/25	Osher Lifelong Learning

DAVID DEREZOTES has previously taught:

• Transitioning from Employee into Retirement
• Approaching the Inner Work of Aging: The "Higher Education" in Our Life - Part II
• Transforming Our Global Challenges
• White Identity, Fragility, and Anti-Racism
• Living Consciously in an Ageist Culture